Fulford is a very popular mixed comprehensive school. It draws students from across the city of York and the surrounding areas and is significantly larger than average. Most students are from advantaged homes as evidenced by the low levels of social disadvantage and the low proportion of students eligible for free school meals. Most of the students are of White British heritage and the proportion of students for whom English is not their first language is low. The proportion of students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is very low being around one third of the national average.